Jankovic knocked out of Pan Pacific Open

JELENA Jankovic's hopes of regaining her world No. 1 spot this week ended on when she crashed out of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament to Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarter-finals.

Jankovic edged out in Tokyo

JELENA Jankovic's hopes of regaining her world No. 1 spot this week ended on when she crashed out of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament to Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarter-finals.

France name strong Cup team

FRENCH hopes of a first-up Hopman Cup tennis triumph have been given a massive boost following confirmation that Alize Cornet will team up with Gilles Simon to represent the country.

Cobh Ramblers ‘broke’, says club boss

There will be no strike or boycott of Saturday’s local derby with Cork City at St Colman’s Park, it has emerged today.

Australia appoints coach Mantilla

TENNIS Australia has hired Felix Mantilla and acquired a Barcelona-based training facility to fasttrack the learning and development of clay-court skills among Australian players.

Bob Bryan out of Davis Cup semi

TOP-ranked US doubles tennis player Bob Bryan will miss this weekend's Davis Cup semi-final against Spain in Madrid due to a shoulder injury and was replaced by Mardy Fish.

Three groups show intent in saving Cork City

Kieran McCarthy, the Cork City FC examiner, has received at least three letters of intent to take back to the High Court on October 7.

Building firm in negotiations with creditors

Cork construction firm John F Supple is in negotiations with its creditors to allow it to stay afloat.

Serena Williams Set To Serve Up Memoir In 2009

A memoir by Serena Williams will be released in 2009 by Grand Central
Publishing, which beat out a handful of other publishers bidding for
the life story of the No. 1 ranked women's tennis player.

Mac Snr wants top ATP job

JOHN McEnroe Sr, father of the most volatile tennis champion of the modern era, wants to run the men's game.

Tambouras keeps Drogheda's Setanta Cup hopes alive

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John Tambouras earned Drogheda a point to keep them on course to win Group 1 of the Setanta Sports Cup.

Drogheda set for Cork clash in Setanta Cup

Eircom League premier division champions Drogheda host FAI Cup holders Cork City in the Setanta Cup this evening at United Park.

Murray earns Rebels' plaudits

Cork goalkeeper Aoife Murray was on the receiving end of some major plaudits from her manager Denise Cronin, after her superb shot-stopping performance helped her side earn a five-point victory over Galway in yesterday's Gala All-Ireland Senior Camogie final.

Simon retains Bucharest title

GILLES Simon retained the BCR Open Romania title in Bucharest, defeating Carlos Moya 6-3 6-4 in the final to boost his chances of contesting the Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai.

Cork celebrate 23rd All-Ireland senior camogie win

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Some 18, 727 spectators watched on at a wet Croke Park as Cork dug deep to finish five-point winners over Galway in the this afternoon's Gala All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship final.

Cork are All-Ireland camogie champions

Cork have won a thrilling All-Ireland camogie title against Galway.

Late penalty earns Derry FAI Cup replay against Cork

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Sammy Morrow kept Derry in the FAI Ford Cup as his late penalty brought this quarter-final tie back to the Brandywell for a replay.

Davydenko cleared in corruption probe

RUSSIAN tennis player Nikolay Davydenko has been cleared by the ATP of suspicion of corruption.

Davydenko Cleared By ATP In Tennis Gambling Probe

Russian tennis star Nikolay Davydenko was cleared by the ATP on Friday
after a yearlong investigation into suspicious betting patterns on a
match he lost to a low-ranked opponent.

Wenger confident of reaching semis

Arsene Wenger knows Arsenal will have to be “on their toes” to see off the challenge of Villarreal at Emirates Stadium next week, but remains confident his side’s determination will see the Gunners through to the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Benitez fans flames in Fergie row

Rafael Benitez insists he does not care if his war of words with Alex Ferguson continues to grab
the spotlight.

Terry unworried by card tally

John Terry insists he will not be worried about a potential suspension when he leads Chelsea out to face Liverpool in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final tonight.

Ryan pays as McLaren take action

McLaren have moved to appease world motor sport’s governing body by sacking long-serving employee Dave Ryan over his role in Lewis Hamilton’s exclusion from the Australian Grand Prix.

Woods in bullish mood

Defending Masters champion Trevor Immelman says of Tiger Woods: “Whether he’s human or not is still up for debate.”

Hughes boosted by Petrov return

Martin Petrov could return for Manchester City in tomorrow’s UEFA Cup quarter-final with Hamburg.

Strachan issues title warning

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan has warned his players to expect all their facets to be tested during the title run-in.

Edu calls for triumph in adversity

Maurice Edu admits it would be easy for Rangers to throw in the towel and blame a turbulent season for not winning the title.

Derry City still top of league after 3-0 win

Derry City remain top of the League of Ireland Premier Division this morning after a 3-0 win over St Pat's at Richmond Park last night.

Harrington begins final preparations for US Masters

Padraig Harrington is beginning final preparations for his quest for a third Major victory in Augusta this weekend.